The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-21

that the workmen in borax factories
appear to possess a charm against tn
attacks of cholera. During the terrible
epidemic of l664-65 the workmen II
seven contiguous factories in ltali
were quite free from the disease which
killed OF one-thlrd Of the population o.
a village In their Immediate neighbor
hood. He recommends the interna
administration of boraK as specific TO
cholera in doses Of five g1ammei
(twenty-seven grains leach day. liz
believes that it not only destroys thu
microbes in the intestinal canal but alst
In the blood.
On a clear night about 5000 stars arr
visible to the naked eye. A like num-
Der In the opposite hemisphere make;
a total Of about 5000 that can be seer
without a glass. These are divided
according to their apparent brightness
into six classes, % ranking at first
magnitude stars, 65 as second magni
tude, 2C0 as third, 450 as fourth, Lion
as fifth, and about 1000 as sixth. The
telescope stars, unseen by the aided eye
on account of their remoteness, are
classified as high as the fourteenth
magnitude, and their number is vastly
greater. being reckoned as high as
20,00), 0JQ.
Granite is q very poor stone for fire
construction, as its i~ntermolecular
spaces contain water, which, on being
heated, 7aporizes into steam, causing
the dislntegratlon Of the stone. Marble
is also a poor material to use, as On
becoming heated it is decomposed, car
bonic acid and burnt lime being formed.
for this reason lintels over doors and
windows should never be made of mar
BILE, granite or poor sandstone. Prefera-
bly,, a brick arch should be sprung.
Writing on tie production OF photo
graphs to scale, a correspondent OF the
Field says that If a man wants a car
riage or implement photographed, SO as
to make a working copy to scale, al
that is necessary is, when q plate is
being taken, that a clear and distinct
three-foot rule be placed on the a r
rage or implement. This rule is pho
graphed with the other object, and no
matter what the size of the print or
negative may be, will always give a
true scale.
Hay water is great sweetener Of tin
wooden and iron ware. In Irish dalr-
les, everything used for milk is scalded
with hay water. Boil a handful of sweet
hay In water. and put in the vessel
when hot.
CUSTOMER lin fashionable jeweler's)
~ VIII look at your diamonds,
please"
Jeweler-'Itis too early for dia-
monds. sir. Can't you come in this
afternoon"
"Too early?"
Eyes, sir. The T~willingham ball
last night exhausted my stock, and full
returns won't be received until later. y
ST MAY not be so eloquent as some
OF Them" said the Senator from Mid
dlefork, ''but when l make a speech,
nobody is able to answer it."
Very likely" replied the honorable
Senator from Hampsex. did you
ever hear of an echo to nothing?"
The Senator from Middlefork is still
wondering what the honorable Senator
on the left was driving at.
"WHAT beautiful glovesl" exclaimed
one of two ladies, stopping at the glove
counter.
"What is the price of thesep" asked
the other OF the saleswoman.
1.-TWO dollars"
"Thank you. They are very pretty
and SO cheap, too"
"Why didn't you sell her?" asked
the young man with whom the sales
woman was engaged in a flirting
match.
"Oh, they did not wait to bur
Too polite for that, you know"
A WORK OF ART.-Boston Young
Lady lin the country: "And did yol
really paint the barn yourself, Uncle
Jamesi"
Uncle James: "Yes.n
Boston Young Lady: "By hand9'
Uncle James: "Sartin.n
Boston Young Lady fetching he
breath): "Think of it; a hand-painte'
barni"
Miss DUDELY-"My uncle says it
all nonsense about tall hats annoyini
gentlemen in the theatre
Gus SnoberIy-"How old is you
unclep"
About sixty"
"Bald-headedP"
"Yes.n
"Well, if I sat in the front row 0
the orchestra they wouldn't bother me
either.
"FATHER,n said Rollo, looking u
from his book Of travels, show did til
| heather learn to draw and paint s
| well?n Rollo's father hesitated a me
ment, and Rollo's Uncle GEORGE said
ssE-on the MSiaSoAIcrleS, Rollo, frol
the MISSIONARIES" And the silent
that fell upon the room was profoun'
"Riehes take unto themselves wins
and fly away" said the teacher; "wh;
kind of riches Is meanty" And Il
smart, bad boy at the foot of the clal
said he .'reckoned they must be os
riches.n And the only sound tn;
broke the ensuing silence was the soul
that a real smart, bad boy makes whel
without saying SO in just so maj
words, he seeks to eonvey-and usus
Iy does convey-the impression that |
is IN great pain.
Catarrn is a very prevalent and exceedingly d
agreeable disease; liable, If neglected, to deVsl'
into serious consumption. Hoods Sarsaparlll
acting through the blood, reaches every part
the system, effecIng q radics. aud permanel
cure OF catarrh. 100 doses 81.
:. Fortune does not change the chara
ter, but il reveals 1t.
A wonderful Machine and oner.
2 To introduce them we give away 1000 Sc
/ operating Washing Machines. No LABOR OF was
board. Best in the world III you want OF
write The National Co., q Dey 81, New foi
1t is better to be nobly remembers
than nobly born.
> sRoYAL GLUE mends auythingl Broken Oh
!. ma, Glass, Wood. Free Walls at Drugs 4 CT
: Count as lost the day in which u
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